The benefits of using a silk pillowcase…a beauty secret worth knowing

Last Christmas my Mum presented me with a beautifully wrapped silk pillowcase.  I had been complaining that I was often waking up with dreaded sleep…

Countdown….

So here we are in the last month of pregnancy. There’s 4 weeks to go till D-Day and it’s starting to feel like a stagger…

Grace’s Autumn/Winter Wardrobe by Next

Clothes by Next and Wellies by Clarks I have been lucky enough to have had many beautiful clothes donated to us for Grace over the…

What to pack in my hospital bag…

Bag by Anne Klein at TK Maxx Hard to believe I’m in week 34 already!  This pregnancy feels like it’s zooming by.  We are getting…

Halloween Chocolate Party Cake – a spin on Jamie Oliver’s ‘Party Cake’ …

I recently attended my friend’s son’s 4th birthday party for which she had made him a delicious chocolate party cake. It suddenly occurred to me…

Buddhism for Mothers…a calm approach to caring for yourself and your …

As I mentioned in my ‘Spinning Plates’ post, I found the summer holidays this year fun but also hard work and stressful. This was mainly…